personality

Explores the relationship between emotions, attitudes, and personality traits to physical health and offers advice on how to develop a more intuitive spirit and recognize problems before they can manifest as physical ailments.

At summer camp, twelve-year-old Max reinvents himself as daring and fearless "Mad Max," and although he regrets some of his behavior among strangers, he tries to keep some of that fearlessness when he returns home to his friends.

Looks at the history, popularity, and criticisms of personality testing.

Provides information about how your birth order has a direct impact on who you are, what your characteristics are, and the kind of job you'll have.

Examines the lives and theories of three major personality psychologists--Allport, Maslow, and Murray--and explains the concepts of humanistic psychology. Includes a glossary of personality terms.

An examination of mood disorders, exploring questions about mania and depression, such as how can one tell if sadness and mood swings are normal or signs of a serious illness, how are such illnesses contracted, and what are anti-depressant drugs.

"The groundbreaking psychologist argues that understanding personality is the key to our well-being"--.

This has been called the definitive text of personality development.

The analysis of a longitudinal study of eighty-nine individuals who were assessed at birth and again at regular intervals: observational, psychometric, and interview data were collected for each child and his/her family until the child reached adolescence. Emphasizes the relationship between early experiences and adult characteristics.